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iPhoto caption: Janelle Hanna in 'Heratio.' Photo by Raph Nogal.
REVIEW: Guild Festival Theatre’s ambitious Heratio wanders through a thicket of subplots
Genevieve Adam’s world premiere script plunges into the smouldering wreckage of Hamlet, twisting its narrative with conspiracies, disguises, and a heavy dose of meta-humour.
iPhoto caption: Janelle Hanna in Heratio. Photo by Raph Nogal.
In GFT’s Heratio, Genevieve Adam gives overdue flowers to Hamlet’s best friend
“Horatio’s the only one who comes out of Hamlet alive,” says Adam. “In a lot of versions of [the play], Horatio is sort of beige and milquetoast. I’ve always thought that was a missed opportunity.”
iPhoto caption: Sébastien Heins, Georgia Findlay, Isaiah Kolundzic, and Kiana Woo in The 39 Steps. Photo by Raph Nogal.
Kiana Woo clowns around in full-circle moment with Guild Festival Theatre
For Woo, coming back to the Guild for the first time in four years — after working at Shaw, Soulpepper, the Citadel Theatre, and Théâtre Français de Toronto — feels like a homecoming.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Raph Nogal.
REVIEW: Guild Festival Theatre’s eerie Isle of Demons reverberates with hope and resilience
Isle of Demons is a superb way to spend a summer’s evening: with the stunning backdrop of Guild Park, and the breeze picking up as if on cue, it’s the ideal venue and time of year for such a tale.